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Vegan and Omnivorous Diets and Skeletal Muscle Turnover in Healthy Older Adults

NCT05985369 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2024-04-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Dietary protein intake and physical activity are key to minimise the age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass. While animal-derived protein sources are considered high-quality anabolic foods, it remains unclear whether non-animal-derived (vegan) protein sources support skeletal muscle maintenance and healthy ageing. The aim of the present study is to assess the effect of a vegan diet on daily muscle protein synthesis rates compared to a protein-matched omnivorous diet where the majority of protein is derived from high-quality animal-based protein sources.

Conditions

  • Healthy Aging

Interventions

OTHER

Controlled diet and resistance exercise

Participants will adopt a 1-week completely controlled diet and perform 3 sessions of unilateral leg resistance exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Exeter

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-09
Primary Completion
2023-10-31
Completion
2023-10-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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